London Bridge staff are having hot coffee thrown on them and being spat at by angry commuters as travel chaos continues March 10, 2015 Union bosses at RMT have written an open letter to train operators Southern, Southeastern and Thameslink, along with Network Rail, claiming rail staff are being abused by angry commuters over the travel chaos. The union claims that staff have been threatened, had hot coffee thrown over them and been spat at by passengers who [...]
Work on Crossrail for Bikes gets underway – and London mayor Boris Johnson lends a hand March 10, 2015 Work on Boris Johnson's flagship “Crossrail for Bikes” scheme began this morning, with the mayor donning a hard hat and clambering into a digger to help break the ground. The first leg will be the route that runs north to south from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle – notoriously the most dangerous junction for [...]
More fun at London Bridge Station during evening rush hour as freight train breaks down March 9, 2015 Evening commuters going via London Bridge during the evening rush hour are set to be hit by more delays as chaos at the station continues into its second week. After crushes at the station on Wednesday, described as "life threatening" by the Rail, Maritime and Transport Union, commuters were again left stranded after a freight [...]
Scaffolding collapses onto double decker bus on Peckham Road March 2, 2015 Scaffolding has collapsed onto the number 345 bus on one of South London's busiest high streets. Shortly before 11:15am the scaffolding crashed into the side of the double decker bus on Peckham Road. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) were on the scene within the hour and have confirmed the area is now safe. The road [...]
TfL partners with Development Securities for redevelopment of Southwark Tube station March 2, 2015 TfL has unveiled one of the sites which will benefit from its push to upgrade its extensive property portfolio. TfL will partner with Development Securities to redevelop the area above and around Southwark Tube station. The project will create 300 new homes, a retail and restaurant space, as well as more public space. "Our site [...]
Tube strike dates announced for Saturday night 7 March over driver sacking March 2, 2015 There's more misery for Londoners as Tube drivers have announced the dates for another strike over the sacking of a colleague. The walkout will begin on Saturday 7 March at 9.30pm and end on Sunday 8 March 3.59am, minimising transport chaos by avoiding rush hour but potentially leaving some revellers confused. The London Underground drivers [...]
TFL’s Tube “etiquette poetry” competition: X of the best submissions February 27, 2015 Mind the rap Let people go Move down The platform end Rumbling wind
Elephant and Castle named the most dangerous junction in London as top 10 cycle hotspots revealed February 25, 2015 The 10 worst hot spots for cyclists in London have been identified – and Elephant and Castle has been named the most dangerous junction in the capital. There have been 80 accidents between motorists and cyclists reported to police between 2009 and 2013, topping the list of locations surveyed by insurance giant Aviva. The next [...]
Commuters left fuming (and damp) by two hundred metre queues just to enter Brixton Tube station February 25, 2015 Angry commuters are faced with two hundred metre queues to get into Brixton Tube station because of engineering work being done to the escalators. The queues, which witnesses claim stretched back as far as the Ritzy Cinema a couple of hundred metres from the station, have become a semi-regular feature along Brixton Road and [...]
Transport for London launches “etiquette poetry” competition to get commuters behaving better on the Tube February 17, 2015 The pen is mightier than the sword. That proverb was apparently created by a man who avoided execution by persuading his jailer to kill another prisoner, so he probably knew a thing or two about the strength of the written word. And it's that power that Transport for London is hoping to harness for good [...]